{"id":3192,"date":"2025-09-02T10:25:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T10:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/?p=3192"},"modified":"2025-12-31T02:05:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T02:05:09","slug":"vatican-ii-at-60-francis-a-vatican-ii-missionary-pope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/vatican-ii-at-60-francis-a-vatican-ii-missionary-pope\/","title":{"rendered":"Vatican II at 60: Francis, a Vatican II Missionary Pope"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our beloved Pope Francis guided the Church for just over 12 years (2013-2025), all filled with intense activity. As the 266th pope, he garnered many \u201cfirsts\u201d: first to take the name Francis, first Jesuit and the first pope from the Americas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pope Francis, clearly a \u201cmissionary pope,\u201d visited over 60 countries and territories on international trips. He was the first pope to visit the Arabian Peninsula, birthplace of Islam. He canonized over 900 saints, including Mother Teresa of Calcutta and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryknollmagazine.org\/2022\/03\/st-romeros-journey-is-a-triumph-of-gods-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">martyred Archbishop \u00d3scar Romero<\/a>, as well as three popes: John XXIII, Paul VI and John Paul II.&nbsp; It is significant that all these three \u201cpope-saints\u201d were active participants in Vatican II. Thus, one could validly assert that Pope Francis has not simply canonized three \u201cVatican II popes,\u201d he has also canonized the legacy of the Second Vatican Council.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remarkably, Pope Francis was the first pope in six decades who did not personally participate in Vatican II. He had his formation during the Council, entering the Jesuits in 1958 \u2014 the same year that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryknollmagazine.org\/2024\/12\/vatican-ii-at-60-the-father-of-vatican-ii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pope John XXIII, the \u201cFather of Vatican II,\u201d<\/a> was elected by the conclave. Pope Francis was ordained in 1969, soon after the Council concluded, and he assimilated the ethos and vision of this marvelous, Spirit-inspired event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the Francis papacy, the Council is almost as alive today as it was when it concluded in 1965, 60 years ago. Pope Francis\u2019 successor, Pope Leo XIV, immediately signaled his support for continuity, affirming \u201cour complete commitment to the path that the universal Church has now followed for decades in the wake of the Second Vatican Council.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One can identify several core Council themes clearly reflected in the life and teaching of Pope Francis, and most recently in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryknollmagazine.org\/?s=pope+leo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pope Leo XIV.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, Vatican II gave attention to collegiality, the principle that all bishops, together with the pope, have responsibility for the Church. This guideline intends to promote a participatory Church, an involved People of God. Pope Francis further expanded this vision with his emphasis on synodality, which is a readiness to enter into dynamic, respectful and prayerful speaking, listening and dialogue, following the Holy Spirit\u2019s lead. He successfully concluded two international gatherings on synodality, involving all members of the Church, in 2023 and 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A second Council emphasis focuses on the local church. This vision was highlighted in the Council document on missionary activity,<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/archive\/hist_councils\/ii_vatican_council\/documents\/vat-ii_decree_19651207_ad-gentes_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Ad Gentes <\/a><\/em>(For all Peoples). In short, the \u201ccenter of action\u201d is the local church; this principle extends to liturgy, evangelization, episcopal conferences and leadership, as well as numerous other areas of Christian life. Full, active, conscious participation in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryknollmagazine.org\/2025\/06\/vatican-ii-at-60-a-marvelous-mission-awakening\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">missionary Church life<\/a> is both a right and duty of all the baptized; Pope Francis sought to concretize this vision in all local churches around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"795\" height=\"447\" src=\"http:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/F25-vatican-II-feature.webp\" alt=\"The Most Reverend Jorge Mario Bergoglio, then archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, is seen celebrating Mass at the Villa 21-24 slum in 1998. \" class=\"wp-image-3193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/F25-vatican-II-feature.webp 795w, https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/F25-vatican-II-feature-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/F25-vatican-II-feature-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Most Reverend Jorge Mario Bergoglio, then archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, is seen celebrating Mass at the Villa 21-24 slum in 1998. (CNS\/Parroquia Virgen de Caacupe, Reuters\/Argentina)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Vatican II emphasized the importance of dialogue. This word was introduced into the Council by Paul VI, another Vatican II \u201csaint pope,\u201d in his 1964 encyclical<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/paul-vi\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/hf_p-vi_enc_06081964_ecclesiam.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em> Ecclesiam Suam<\/em> <\/a>(His Church). This broad principle emphasizes that the Church is to be a community of dialogue, not monologue, a truly listening Church, hearing voices from within the Church, from other Christians, from people of other faiths, and from the world at large.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pope Francis proved in his papacy to be a superb example of open-hearted listening!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A fourth principle is captured by the popular expression \u201cservant leadership.\u201d&nbsp; Again, this vision is applicable to all Christians who seek to aid others in their diverse needs. Even if the actual assistance may be rather small, it is the attitude of sensitive compassion that touches the other person\u2019s heart. Truly, Pope Francis embodied the episcopal motto of Cardinal Newman: <em>cor ad cor loquitur<\/em>, heart speaks to heart. Pope Leo is following the same path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our new Holy Father said, \u201cLet us build a Church founded on God\u2019s love, a sign of unity, a missionary Church that opens its arms to the world, allows itself to be made \u2018restless\u2019 by history, and becomes a leaven of harmony for humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clearly, in pivotal ways Pope Francis, and now Pope Leo, are truly Vatican II popes. We all rejoice in heartfelt gratitude for the marvelous gifts of <em>Franciscus<\/em> and <em>Leo<\/em>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Editors\u2019 note: For more on the significance of the Second Vatican Council, see Maryknoll Father James H. Kroeger\u2019s recently published <\/em>Exploring Vatican II Treasures: Actors, Events, Insights<em> (Faith Alive Books \u2013 2024).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Featured image: Pope Francis greets then-Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, in St. Peter\u2019s Square during a consistory at the Vatican Sept. 30, 2023. (CNS\/Vatican Media\/Vatican City)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The final installment of a four-part series by Maryknoll Father James H. 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